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Heathrow Airport security checks have come under the spotlight once again, but this time not for being lapse, but for being over zealous. A woman has reported that security officials at the airport stopped her and her two young children from taking a board game on a flight to Spain because it was called Pass The Bomb and because it could be considered a hazard. Although the airport has declined to comment on the specific case, they did confirm that they prevent any replica explosives from being taken on to the plane.
The mum of two said that it was ridiculous because the game clearly wasn’t a bomb, and that the family had been looking forward to playing it in the evenings during their holiday to Alicante. Because of the ten year anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in July, additional attention has been paid to security over the past few days, with Wimbledon in particular having to endure a number of additional security checks, as well as the commemoration of the bombings themselves.
Airport security is always a major consideration, and following the Tunisia attacks, security levels have once again been heightened, but many people believe that banning a board game means that the security personnel have clearly not used common sense to determine whether the item in question really was a threat or not.
Wedding invitation designer and mum of two, Katy Reilly had bought the £20 game especially for her holiday with nine year old Sienna and five year old Harvey. As they were going through security, they were stopped, and Miss Reilly jokingly asked if the game would be OK. The security guards looked at the device and said “No†before taking it to the scanner operator, who confirmed that it would not be acceptable for the children’s board game to be taken through. The guards said that the device could be dangerous.
Extra security measures could soon be added at airports like Heathrow amid fears and reports that an attack like the one suffered in Tunisia could become a reality on UK soil. In Tunisia, a gunman opened fire at a Hotel, killing 30 people and having intentionally targeted UK holidaymakers. Despite hotel staff attempting to form a human barrier, the loss of life was significant, and security chiefs have expressed concern that something similar may occur in the UK especially at a time when the country is commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London.
During the commemoration of the bombings, buses stopped and the city withheld a one minute silence to commemorate the 52 dead and the more than 700 civilians that were injured. Four men separately detonated bombs on public transport around the city, causing devastation and massive loss of life, and it was the worst terrorist attack in the UK since the Lockerbie disaster in 1988. Security chiefs say that they have foiled a further 50 major attempts since that fateful day.
The mum of two said that it was ridiculous because the game clearly wasn’t a bomb, and that the family had been looking forward to playing it in the evenings during their holiday to Alicante. Because of the ten year anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in July, additional attention has been paid to security over the past few days, with Wimbledon in particular having to endure a number of additional security checks, as well as the commemoration of the bombings themselves.
Airport security is always a major consideration, and following the Tunisia attacks, security levels have once again been heightened, but many people believe that banning a board game means that the security personnel have clearly not used common sense to determine whether the item in question really was a threat or not.
Wedding invitation designer and mum of two, Katy Reilly had bought the £20 game especially for her holiday with nine year old Sienna and five year old Harvey. As they were going through security, they were stopped, and Miss Reilly jokingly asked if the game would be OK. The security guards looked at the device and said “No†before taking it to the scanner operator, who confirmed that it would not be acceptable for the children’s board game to be taken through. The guards said that the device could be dangerous.
Extra security measures could soon be added at airports like Heathrow amid fears and reports that an attack like the one suffered in Tunisia could become a reality on UK soil. In Tunisia, a gunman opened fire at a Hotel, killing 30 people and having intentionally targeted UK holidaymakers. Despite hotel staff attempting to form a human barrier, the loss of life was significant, and security chiefs have expressed concern that something similar may occur in the UK especially at a time when the country is commemorating the tenth anniversary of the 7/7 bombings in London.
During the commemoration of the bombings, buses stopped and the city withheld a one minute silence to commemorate the 52 dead and the more than 700 civilians that were injured. Four men separately detonated bombs on public transport around the city, causing devastation and massive loss of life, and it was the worst terrorist attack in the UK since the Lockerbie disaster in 1988. Security chiefs say that they have foiled a further 50 major attempts since that fateful day.